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10 000 Francs CFA Saint Pope Pius X Death
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Central effigy of Saint Pope Pius X depicted in three-quarter bust facing slightly left, vested in ornate pontifical vestments with elaborate floral embroidery and raising his right hand in blessing. The papal coat of arms appears in the upper right field. Flanking the portrait are two winged cherubs in high relief, one to the left holding a quill and one to the right holding a book, set against an elaborate border of foliage, fruit, and birds. The curved legend THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF ST. POPE PIUS X is inscribed along the upper periphery, with the fineness mark 1 KG AG.999 appearing in the lower right field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Burkina Faso has issued commemorative coinage through external minting arrangements — typically via the Monnaie de Paris or private European mints — that bear no practical relationship to the CFA franc as a circulating currency. This kilo silver format exists purely as a collector vehicle. Pius X died on August 20, 1914, just weeks after the outbreak of World War I, having reportedly said the conflict broke his heart; the centenary of that death is the occasion this coin marks. He was canonized by Pius XII in 1954.